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Hi there, I need help writing a nursing portfolio. Attached are two documents: one is the NMBA standards, and the other one is the document to work on. Please avoid using AI since I will be run through an AI detector.
The instructions are in the word document.
You can make up the reflections and the scenarios; just take into account that I am a student registered nurse and my placements were:
surgical ward placement- surgical abdominal where I Shadowed experienced nurses to acquire new skills. Finished a 4-week clinical placement where I administered oral, IV, and intramuscular medications under supervision, while also monitoring patient responses. Utilized the nursing process to evaluate the needs of patients and families. Maintained accurate documentation of patient care, treatments, procedures, and observations in medical records. Engaged in evidence-based practice projects, nursing competency development, and nursing simulation activities. Kept a close watch on patient vital signs and promptly reported any changes to experienced nursing staff.
Acute ward placement – Infectious diseases
Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures. Completed 6 weeks of clinical placement. Under supervision, administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses. Assessed care needs of patients and families utilising nursing process. Utilised Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems to record patient data. Monitored patient vital signs, reporting any changes to experienced nursing staff. Practice proper hygiene and infection control measures to protect both themselves and their patients. Perform head-to-toe assessments and focused assessments.
Mental health placement. I performed mental health examinations on patients with OCD, depression and bipolar disorder. Writing their notes and administering medications.
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Table of Contents
Professional Portfolio ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2
Professional Nursing Portfolio of ………. ………………………………………………………………………………… 2
My Philosophy (approximately 500-700 words) …………………………………………………………………….. 2
Portfolio Purpose ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2
Standard Element or Competency Domain ……………………………………………………………………………. 2
Appendices …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
Appendix 1: Curriculum Vitae ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
Appendix 2: *Give the appendix an appropriate name* ……………………………………………………….. 5
Appendix 3: *Give the appendix an appropriate name* ……………………………………………………….. 6
Appendix 4: *Give the appendix an appropriate name* ………………………………………………………. 6
Appendix 5: *Give the appendix an appropriate name* ………………………………………………………. 7
Appendix 6: *Give the appendix an appropriate name* ………………………………………………………. 7
Appendix 7: *Give the appendix an appropriate name* ………………………………………………………. 8
Appendix 8: *Give the appendix an appropriate name* ………………………………………………………. 8
Appendix 9 (and on): Additional documents ……………………………………………………………………….. 9
PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO
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Professional Portfolio
Professional Nursing Portfolio of ……….
Personal Details
Don’t worry about this part, I will populate it with my details.
Why I chose nursing
I am an Aeronautical engineer who found a passion for nursing during COVID working
as a support worker and I am transitioning from engineering to nursing.
Provide a summary of why you chose nursing as a career.
My Philosophy (approximately 500-700 words)
WRITE the introduction to your portfolio, including why you chose nursing, and your
personal nursing philosophy.
There is no need to reference within this.
My personal nursing
philosophy
Outline you own personal nursing philosophy
A philosophy of nursing is a statement that outlines a nurse’s values, ethics, and beliefs, as well
as their motivation for being part of the profession. A philosophy of nursing helps you identify
the beliefs and theories that shape the choices you make on the job every day. ..
Consider the following when writing your philosophy:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What is nursing?
Why is it important to me?
What does a nurse bring to society?
Why do I make a great nurse?
What qualities and skills are important for me to bring to my
role as a nurse?
6. Which values do I bring to my role as a nurse?
7. What am I passionate about?
Overall, your introduction to yourself, including why you chose nursing, and your
nursing philosophy should be approximately for 500-700 words.
When considering why you chose nursing and your philosophy, your emphasis
should be on the philosophy. There is no need to reference within this.
Portfolio Purpose
Summary statement
Here you can summarise the purpose of this portfolio. Make sure to provide a brief of
how you plan to achieve this
Standard Element or Competency Domain
Standard Element or
Competency Domain
RN Standard 1: Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice.
Evidence statement
Read Standard 1 in the NMBA Registered Nurse
Standards for Practice. Now with reference to the
NMBA standards, write a 200-word summary
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explaining how your reflection is evidence of your
NMBA Standard 1 in your clinical practice.
Standard Element or
Competency Domain
RN Standard 4: Comprehensively conducts assessments
Evidence statement
Read Standard 4 in the NMBA Registered Nurse
Standards for Practice. Now with reference to the
NMBA standards, write a 200-word summary
explaining how your reflection is evidence of your
NMBA Standard 4 in your clinical practice.
Standard Element or
Competency Domain
RN Standard 6: Provides safe, appropriate and
responsive quality nursing practice
Evidence statement
Read Standard 6 in the NMBA Registered Nurse
Standards for Practice. Now with reference to the
NMBA standards, write a 200-word summary
explaining how your reflection is evidence of your
NMBA Standard 6 in your clinical practice.
Standard Element or
Competency Domain
RN Standard 2: Engages in therapeutic and
professional relationships
Evidence statement
Now with reference to the NMBA standards, write a
200-word summary explaining how your reflection is
evidence of your NMBA Standard 2 in your clinical
practice
Standard Element or
Competency Domain
RN Standard 3: Maintains the capability for practice.
Evidence statement
Now with reference to the NMBA standards, write a
200-word summary explaining how your reflection is
evidence of your NMBA Standard 3 in your clinical
practice.
Standard Element or
Competency Domain
RN Standard 5: Develops a plan for nursing practice
Evidence statement
Now with reference to the NMBA standards, write a
200-word summary explaining how your reflection is
evidence of your NMBA Standard 5 in your clinical
practice
Standard Element or
Competency Domain
RN Standard 7: Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing Practice
Evidence statement
Now with reference to the NMBA standards, write a
200-word summary explaining how your reflection is
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Appendix number: 4
Appendix number: 5
Appendix number: 6
Appendix number: 7
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evidence of your NMBA Standard 7 in your clinical
practice.
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Appendices
*start each appendix on a new page*
Appendix 1: Curriculum Vitae – I’ll do this appendix.
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Each appendix should have 500-700 words and have at least
two references to support the reflections on evidence with intext citations. The references can go below each reflection.
Each reflection has prompts to help you write the reflection,
but it must be paragraph formatted.
Keep in mind that for each reflection you write, in the above
table you need to write a 200-word summary explaining how
each reflection is evidence of each NMBA Standard in the
clinical practice.
Appendix 2: *Give the appendix an appropriate name* Standard 1
Describe an occasion in which you experienced or observed the theory-practice gap in your
clinical practice. Were you directly involved or an observer?
How did the experience make you feel? Were you confused? Frustrated? Perhaps you felt like
you had been taught the wrong thing? Maybe you were worried about the impact on the
patient.
How do you evaluate the experience now? What was good about it? What was bad? How was
the patient impacted? Was it valuable to your learning or clinical practice in some way?
Analyse the situation. What was the impact on patient outcomes? Health service outcomes? The
nurses, students, or other health professionals? What was the impact on you? What factors do
you think contributed to that theory-practice gap? Were there valid reasons for it? What
sources of evidence were being used in that situation? Are there other/better sources of evidence
that could have been used?
Draw some conclusions. What have you learned from this experience? What could you have
done differently?
What Actions will you take to deal with a similar situation in the future? More generally, what
changes will you make in your nursing practice to try and bridge the theory-practice gap and
use evidence to support your nursing practice?.
Reference list for Appendix 2
Student ID number
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Appendix 3: *Give the appendix an appropriate name* Standard 4
Think about a patient assessment you undertook while on placement. Describe the assessment
you completed, including some details about the practice setting and context, as well as the
approach you took to your assessment (primary survey, body systems, focused etc.)
How did you feel about the patient assessment at the time? Did you feel comfortable with what
you needed to do? Did you think about what data you were collecting and why, or did you just
follow the steps of assessment?
Now think about a patient assessment you have observed a “specialist” nurse complete. What
was different about that nurses’ assessment to your own assessment? What would you do
differently now? What deficits in your knowledge or skills do you feel that you still need to
address?
If there is a specialty area that you are thinking of practicing in, think about the knowledge and
skills you will need for patient assessment in that area – identify those that you already have, and
also those that you will need to develop.
I want to work as ICU nurse
Draw some conclusions. Are your assessment skills and knowledge good, great, developing,
underdeveloped?
What Actions will you take to continue to develop your ability to comprehensively conduct patient
assessments?
Reference list for Appendix 3
Appendix 4: *Give the appendix an appropriate name* Standard 6
Think about a clinical decision you have witnessed or been a part of during your clinical
placement experiences. You may have recorded details in a PEP essay. Describe the decision,
including some details about the practice setting and context, as well as who made the decision
How did you feel about the decision at the time? Did you feel comfortable with that it was the
correct decision? Did you think that the decision was the best way to support safe, appropriate
and responsive patient care?
With hindsight, and given what you have learned since this event, are you confident that the
correct decision was made? Did the correct member of the team end up providing care to the
patient, or would another member of the team have been more appropriate? Did all members of
the team adhere to their scope of practice?
Briefly analyse the clinical decision with reference to the national decision-making tool, codes of
professional and ethical conduct, legislation, and current literature. What factors influenced the
decision?
Draw some conclusions. Was the correct clinical decision made, in the best interests of safe,
appropriate patient care?
What Actions will you take to improve your future clinical decision-making?
Student ID number
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Reference list for Appendix 4
Appendix 5: *Give the appendix an appropriate name* Standard 2
Think about an experience of challenging communication you have encountered during your
clinical placement experiences. It may be with a patient or client, family member, registered
nurse, or other clinician. You may have recorded details in a PEP essay. Describe the
communication encounter, including some details about the practice setting and context.
How did you feel about the communication encounter at the time? Did you feel like you were
listened to? Did you feel that you were able to listen effectively to the other person?
What were the good aspects of the communication encounter? What worked well for you, or for
the other person from a communication perspective? What were the bad aspects? What didn’t
really work? Were there any positive or negative impacts, outcomes or consequences?
With reference to the resources you have regarding communication (with patients, families or
clinicians) undertake a brief analysis of the communication encounter. Were you able to
communicate in a way that was consistent with or reflective of the evidence?
Draw some conclusions. What could you have done differently?
What Actions will you take to improve your future communication, especially when faced with
a similar situation?
Reference list for Appendix 5
Appendix 6: *Give the appendix an appropriate name* Standard 3
Think about an experience of receiving feedback. It may be during a clinical placement, on an
assessment task, or informal feedback at university. You may have recorded details in a PEP
essay. Describe the feedback encounter, including some details about the context and
content of the feedback.
Receiving feedback can be very confronting for a number of reasons and can really challenge
our self-confidence. How did you feel about receiving feedback at the time? Did you feel
angry, worried, upset, confused or something else? At the time, did you feel that the
feedback was justified? How did you feel about how the feedback was delivered?
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What were the good aspects of the way you received the feedback? What did you do well?
What were the bad aspects? What did you not do well during that initial experience of
receiving feedback? Were there any positive or negative impacts, outcomes or
consequences?
With reference to any relevant resources undertake a brief analysis of your experience of
receiving feedback and of your reactions and responses, with a focus on how you have been
able to use the feedback to improve your clinical practice.
Draw some conclusions. In the initial experience of receiving feedback, what could you have
done differently?
What Actions will you take to improve your capacity to seek out and receive feedback and use
it to improve your clinical practice in future?
Reference list for Appendix 6
Appendix 7: *Give the appendix an appropriate name* Standard 5
Think about a plan of care you developed for a patient in one of your clinical placements
experiences. Describe the care plan using the nursing process: your assessment, problem
statement(s), SMART goal(s), planned interventions and planned evaluation criteria. Include
some details about the practice setting and context
How did you feel about the plan of care at the time? Were you confident that you had identified
the problem(s)? How did you feel about your SMART goals? Did you think that the
interventions were appropriate and achievable?
With hindsight, evaluate, the care planning process you enagegd in at that time? What was good
about it? What went well? What was not good about it? What role (good or bad) did the patient
or other members of the healthcare team play in your care planning?
Now analyse the care plan. Ask yourself why did things go well/not go well? What knowledge
did I have that helped? What knowledge did I need that I didn’t have? What rsources (eg texts,
literature) can I use to understand the situation better?
Draw some conclusions. What did you learn from this care planning process? What would you
do differently now? What skills or knowledge do you need in order to be a better nurse in that
situation?
What Actions will you take to improve your future care planning?
Reference list for Appendix 7
Appendix 8: *Give the appendix an appropriate name* Standard 7
Think about the care outcomes for a patient you have looked after on one of your professional
placement experiences. It can be any outcome – e.g. the patient went home, the patient went to
ICU, the patient went to theatre, the patient died, the patient got better, the patient was
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satisfied, the patient was dissatisfied – anything. Describe the outcome(s), the nursing care, the
treatment, and the goals of care. Include some details about the practice setting and context.
How did you feel about the outcome(s) for the patient at the time? Were you happy, sad, angry,
disappointed, upset? Did you have any thoughts about the patients’ outcome(s) either before or
after? Did your thoughts or feelings change?
With hindsight, evaluate, the outcome(s). What was good about it? What went well? What was
not good about it? What role (good or bad) did the patient or other members of the healthcare
team play in the care outcome(s)?
Now analyse the outcome(s). Ask yourself why did things go well/not go well? What knowledge
did I have that helped? What knowledge did I need that I didn’t have? What resources (e.g.
texts, literature) can I use to understand the situation better?
Draw some conclusions. What did you learn from this experience? What would you do
differently now? What skills or knowledge do you need in order to be a better nurse in that
situation?
What Actions will you take to improve your future nursing care?
Reference list for Appendix 8
Appendix 9 (and on): Additional documents – I’ll do this appendix.
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Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
REGISTERED NURSE
STANDARDS FOR PRACTICE
1 June 2016
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REGISTERED NURSE
STANDARDS FOR PRACTICE
Orienting statements
Registered nurse (RN) practice is person-centred and
evidence-based with preventative, curative, formative,
supportive, restorative and palliative elements. RNs
work in therapeutic and professional relationships
with individuals, as well as with families, groups and
communities. These people may be healthy and with
a range of abilities, or have health issues related to
physical or mental illness and/or health challenges.
These challenges may be posed by physical, psychiatric,
developmental and/or intellectual disabilities.
The Australian community has a rich mixture of cultural
and linguistic diversity, and the Registered nurse
standards for practice are to be read in this context.
RNs recognise the importance of history and culture to
health and wellbeing. This practice reflects particular
understanding of the impact of colonisation on the
cultural, social and spiritual lives of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander peoples, which has contributed to
significant health inequity in Australia.
As regulated health professionals, RNs are responsible
and accountable to the Nursing and Midwifery Board
of Australia. These are the national Registered nurse
standards for practice for all RNs. Together with the
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia standards,
codes and guidelines, these Registered nurse standards
for practice should be evident in current practice, and
inform the development of the scopes of practice and
aspirations of RNs.
RN practice, as a professional endeavour, requires
continuous thinking and analysis in the context of
thoughtful development and maintenance of constructive
relationships. To engage in this work, RNs need to
continue to develop professionally and maintain their
capability for professional practice. RNs determine,
coordinate and provide safe, quality nursing. This
practice includes comprehensive assessment,
development of a plan, implementation and evaluation
of outcomes. As part of practice, RNs are responsible
and accountable for supervision and the delegation of
nursing activity to enrolled nurses (ENs) and others.
unpaid role where the nurse uses their nursing skills
and knowledge. This practice includes working in a
direct non-clinical relationship with clients, working
in management, administration, education, research,
advisory, regulatory, policy development roles or other
roles that impact on safe, effective delivery of services
in the profession and/or use of the nurse’s professional
skills. RNs are responsible for autonomous practice
within dynamic systems, and in relationships with other
health care professionals.
How to use these standards for
practice
The Registered nurse standards for practice consist of the
following seven standards:
1. Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice.
2. Engages in therapeutic and professional
relationships.
3. Maintains the capability for practice.
4. Comprehensively conducts assessments.
5. Develops a plan for nursing practice.
6. Provides safe, appropriate and responsive quality
nursing practice.
7. Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice.
The above standards are all interconnected (see Figure
1). Standards one, two and three relate to each other, as
well as to each dimension of practice in standards four,
five, six and seven.
Practice is not restricted to the provision of direct
clinical care. Nursing practice extends to any paid or
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Figure 1: RN standards
Standard 5
Standard 6
Standard 7
Develops a plan for nursing practice
Provides safe, appopriate and responsive
quality nursing practice
Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing
practice
Standard 4
Standard 1
Standard 2
Engages in therapeutic and
professional relationships
Standard 3
Maintains the capability for
practice
Comprehensively conducts assessments
Thinks critically and analyses
nursing practice
Each standard has criteria that specify how that standard
is demonstrated. The criteria are to be interpreted in
the context of each RN’s practice. For example, all RNs
will, at various times, work in partnerships and delegate
responsibilities, however, not every RN will delegate
clinical practice to enrolled nurses. The criteria are not
exhaustive and enable rather than limit the development
of individual RN scopes of practice.
The Registered nurse standards for practice are for all
RNs across all areas of practice. They are to be read
in conjunction with the applicable NMBA companion
documents such as the standards, codes and guidelines,
including the Code of conduct for nurses, National
framework for the development of decision-making
tools for nursing and midwifery practice, Supervision
guidelines for nursing and midwifery, and Guidelines for
mandatory notifications. The glossary is also important
for understanding how key terms are used in these
standards.
RN standards for practice
Standard 1: Thinks critically and analyses nursing
practice
RNs use a variety of thinking strategies and the best
available evidence in making decisions and providing
safe, quality nursing practice within person-centred and
evidence-based frameworks.
The RN:
1.1 accesses, analyses, and uses the best available
evidence, that includes research findings for safe
quality practice
1.2 develops practice through reflection on experiences,
knowledge, actions, feelings and beliefs to identify
how these shape practice
1.3 respects all cultures and experiences, which
includes responding to the role of family and
community that underpin the health of Aboriginal
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and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of
other cultures
and others, to share knowledge and practice that
supports person-centred care
1.4 complies with legislation, common law, policies,
guidelines and other standards or requirements
relevant to the context of practice when making
decisions
2.8 participates in and/or leads collaborative practice,
and
1.5 uses ethical frameworks when making decisions
1.6 maintains accurate, comprehensive and timely
documentation of assessments, planning, decisionmaking, actions and evaluations, and
1.7 contributes to quality improvement and relevant
research.
Standard 2: Engages in therapeutic and
professional relationships
RN practice is based on purposefully engaging in
effective therapeutic and professional relationships. This
includes collegial generosity in the context of mutual
trust and respect in professional relationships.
The RN:
2.1 establishes, sustains and concludes relationships
in a way that differentiates the boundaries between
professional and personal relationships
2.9 reports notifiable conduct of health professionals,
health workers and others.
Standard 3: Maintains the capability for practice
RNs, as regulated health professionals, are responsible
and accountable for ensuring they are safe, and have
the capability for practice. This includes ongoing selfmanagement and responding when there is concern
about other health professionals’ capability for practice.
RNs are responsible for their professional development
and contribute to the development of others. They are
also responsible for providing information and education
to enable people to make decisions and take action in
relation to their health.
The RN:
3.1 considers and responds in a timely manner to the
health and well being of self and others in relation to
the capability for practice
3.2 provides the information and education required to
enhance people’s control over health
2.2 communicates effectively, and is respectful of a
person’s dignity, culture, values, beliefs and rights
3.3 uses a lifelong learning approach for continuing
professional development of self and others
2.3 recognises that people are the experts in the
experience of their life
3.4 accepts accountability for decisions, actions,
behaviours and responsibilities inherent in their
role, and for the actions of others to whom they have
delegated responsibilities
2.4 provides support and directs people to resources to
optimise health related decisions
2.5 advocates on behalf of people in a manner that
respects the person’s autonomy and legal capacity
2.6 uses delegation, supervision, coordination,
consultation and referrals in professional
relationships to achieve improved health outcomes
3.5 seeks and responds to practice review and feedback
3.6 actively engages with the profession, and
3.7 identifies and promotes the integral role of nursing
practice and the profession in influencing better
health outcomes for people.
2.7 actively fosters a culture of safety and learning
that includes engaging with health professionals
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Standard 4: Comprehensively conducts
assessments
Standard 6: Provides safe, appropriate and
responsive quality nursing practice
RNs accurately conduct comprehensive and systematic
assessments. They analyse information and data and
communicate outcomes as the basis for practice.
RNs provide and may delegate, quality and ethical goaldirected actions. These are based on comprehensive and
systematic assessment, and the best available evidence
to achieve planned and agreed outcomes.
The RN:
4.1 conducts assessments that are holistic as well as
culturally appropriate
4.2 uses a range of assessment techniques to
systematically collect relevant and accurate
information and data to inform practice
The RN:
6.1 provides comprehensive safe, quality practice
to achieve agreed goals and outcomes that are
responsive to the nursing needs of people
6.2 practises within their scope of practice
4.3 works in partnership to determine factors that affect,
or potentially affect, the health and well being of
people and populations to determine priorities for
action and/or for referral, and
6.3 appropriately delegates aspects of practice to
enrolled nurses and others, according to enrolled
nurse’s scope of practice or others’ clinical or nonclinical roles
4.4 assesses the resources available to inform planning.
6.4 provides effective timely direction and supervision to
ensure that delegated practice is safe and correct
Standard 5: Develops a plan for nursing practice
RNs are responsible for the planning and communication
of nursing practice. Agreed plans are developed in
partnership. They are based on the RNs appraisal of
comprehensive, relevant information, and evidence that
is documented and communicated.
The RN:
6.5 practises in accordance with relevant nursing
and health guidelines, standards, regulations and
legislation, and
6.6 uses the appropriate processes to identify and report
potential and actual risk related system issues
and where practice may be below the expected
standards.
5.1 uses assessment data and best available evidence to
develop a plan
Standard 7: Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing
practice
5.2 collaboratively constructs nursing practice plans
until contingencies, options priorities, goals, actions,
outcomes and timeframes are agreed with the
relevant persons
RNs take responsibility for the evaluation of practice
based on agreed priorities, goals, plans and outcomes
and revises practice accordingly.
5.3 documents, evaluates and modifies plans accordingly
to facilitate the agreed outcomes
5.4 plans and negotiates how practice will be evaluated
and the time frame of engagement, and
5.5 coordinates resources effectively and efficiently for
planned actions.
The RN:
7.1 evaluates and monitors progress towards the
expected goals and outcomes
7.2 revises the plan based on the evaluation, and
7.3 determines, documents and communicates further
priorities, goals and outcomes with the relevant
persons.
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Glossary
These definitions relate to the use of terms in the
Registered nurse standards for practice.
Accountability means that nurses answer to the people
in their care, the nursing regulatory authority, their
employers and the public. Nurses are accountable
for their decisions, actions, behaviours and the
responsibilities that are inherent in their nursing
roles including documentation. Accountability cannot
be delegated. The RN who delegates activities to be
undertaken by another person remains accountable
for the decision to delegate, for monitoring the level of
performance by the other person, and for evaluating
the outcomes of what has been delegated (Nursing and
Midwifery Board of Australia 2013). See below for the
related definition of Delegation.
Criteria in this document means the actions and
behaviours of the RN that demonstrate these Standards
for practice.
Delegation is the relationship that exists when a RN
delegates aspects of their nursing practice to another
person such as an enrolled nurse, a student nurse or
a person who is not a nurse. Delegations are made to
meet peoples’ needs and to enable access to health
care services, that is, the right person is available at
the right time to provide the right service. The RN who
is delegating retains accountability for the decision to
delegate. They are also accountable for monitoring of the
communication of the delegation to the relevant persons
and for the practice outcomes. Both parties share the
responsibility of making the delegation decision, which
includes assessment of the risks and capabilities. In
some instances delegation may be preceded by teaching
and competence assessment. For further details see
the NMBA’s National framework for the development of
decision-making tools for nursing and midwifery practice
(2013).
Enrolled nurse is a person who provides nursing
care under the direct or indirect supervision of a
RN. They have completed the prescribed education
preparation, and demonstrate competence to practise
under the Health Practitioner Regulation National
Law as an enrolled nurse in Australia. Enrolled nurses
are accountable for their own practice and remain
responsible to a RN for the delegated care.
Evidence-based practice is accessing and making
judgements to translate the best available evidence,
which includes the most current, valid, and available
research findings into practice.
Person or people is used in these Standards to refer to
those individuals who have entered into a therapeutic
and/or professional relationship with a RN. These
individuals will sometimes be health care consumers,
at other times they may be colleagues or students, this
will vary depending on who is the focus of practice at
the time. Therefore, the words person or people include
all the patients, clients, consumers, families, carers,
groups and/or communities that are within the RN
scope and context of practice. The RN has professional
relationships in health care related teams.
Person-centred practice is collaborative and respectful
partnership built on mutual trust and understanding
through good communication. Each person is
treated as an individual with the aim of respecting
people’s ownership of their health information, rights
and preferences while protecting their dignity and
empowering choice. Person-centred practice recognises
the role of family and community with respect to cultural
and religious diversity.
Registered nurse is a person who has completed
the prescribed education preparation, demonstrates
competence to practise and is registered under the
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law as a RN in
Australia.
Scope of practice is that in which nurses are educated,
competent to perform and permitted by law. T
